Law with French

Jun 04, 2024

Written By Sofia Gymer

Ah the land of fantastic rouge, artistes, fromage and romance, with its crowning jewel Paris, la ville de l’amour! Why wouldn’t one want to combine a love of the law with a love of French culture and history?

Studying an LLB with French allows you to do exactly that.

What is the advantage of an LLB with French?

As the workplace becomes more and more globalised, it becomes increasingly important to recognise English law within an international context. Knowledge of the culture and legal system of another European country is a great advantage professionally and will set you off to a great start in your law career.

At the end of the four years you will qualify with both a law degree and a joint honours in French. After studying many of your modules in French and spending a year living in France, you will be fluent. This makes you invaluable to international firms who may have offices and clients in France and Canada, and extremely employable and an attractive candidate for a training contract.

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Typically an LLB with French course will involve:

- Four years of full-time study
- Including a year studying abroad at a French university
- All units necessary to qualify for an LLB
- Units in French language, history, law and the legal system

You will qualify with a law degree as well as a joint honours in French.

Despite taking some units in French law you will not qualify for a French law degree. However, at some universities, exceptional students with a near native proficiency in French will be able to apply to complete extra units so that they qualify for a French law degree too.

It is important to recognise the challenge of being taught in another language. At many universities that offer the course the French history and law units will be taught in French, even if you are studying them in England!

If you are a native speaker, this should be no problem. But if you’re not it’s important to make sure your French is up to scratch before you start uni. What a great excuse for a holiday!

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